How do you solve a problem like Maria?

Maria Cantwell has voted to restrict class-action law suits - siding with the Bush administration to remove legal rights from working people. My Democratic friends seem to be silent on her voting reco

Maria Cantwell has voted to restrict class-action law suits - siding with the Bush administration to remove legal rights from working people. My Democratic friends seem to be silent on her voting reco

Maria Cantwell has voted to restrict class-action law suits - siding with the Bush administration to remove legal rights from working people. My Democratic friends seem to be silent on her voting record. She voted for the Iraq war and she voted for the PATRIOT Act. Hmm - she is acting like a good Republican.

On Social Security, Maria appears to support keeping our old-age insurance just that - insurance. Let’s hope so. Bush is trying hard to dismantle Social Security - end it. Many Democrats, including our Rick Larsen, are waffling. They are called the Fainthearted Faction by national columnist Josh Marshall.

Maria comes up for re-election in Nov 2006. If she votes Republican on Social Security, we may as well elect a real one. If she stands up to Bush and Karl Rove on SS, then she will be worth our re-electing her. We can only hope she will vigorously fight for our Social Security insurance.

About John Servais

Citizen Journalist and Editor • Fairhaven, Washington USA • Member since Feb 26, 2008

John started Northwest Citizen in 1995 to inform fellow citizens of serious local political issues that the Bellingham Herald was ignoring. With the help of donors from the beginning, he has [...]

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